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Home Buying 101. The Reality of Realty. Why buy a home?. How to Buy a Home. Simply put, buying a home involves three steps…. Finding a home you like and can afford. We would all like to live in a big house on a hill, but most of us can’t afford that type of home.
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Home Buying 101 The Reality of Realty
How to Buy a Home Simply put, buying a home involves three steps…
Finding a home you like and can afford We would all like to live in a big house on a hill, but most of us can’t afford that type of home. This means we have to determine:
What features in a home are most important to you? Click here to play a game to see what home features are important to you!
What can you afford? When you buy a home, you will probably have to take out a home loan. The agreement to pay back that loan between you, the borrower, and the lender is called a mortgage. The home loan (or mortgage) will consist of the principal and the interest.
What can you afford? Other things that could be added to a mortgage…
What can you afford?(What does this mean for me?) There are a lot of free home affordability calculators on the internet; click here for one from Yahoo!
What a lender wants to see for pre-approvalProof you pay bills on time
What a lender wants to see for pre-approvalLow amount of debt
Credit IssuesCredit Reports There are three different credit bureaus that generate credit reports Lenders will use a credit score based on scores from all three credit bureaus
Credit IssuesCredit Reports Make sure your credit report is correct
Debt vs. No Debt Having a history of debt and paying it off on time can increase your credit score Continuing to have debt, however, can lower the amount of money you can borrow
Debt vs. No DebtThe Impact of Debt ($100 a month credit card bill)
Lenders There two main ways to find a lender
The transaction processYou’ve been pre-approved for a loan and found a home you like...